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TAIWAN JAPAN RELATIONS

JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2016
Taiwan moves to 'clarify' Okinotorishima stance in response to fishing boat seizure
Taipei is stepping up diplomatic efforts to clarify its position on Okinotorishima Island, the southernmost point of Japanese territory, after a Taiwanese fishing boat and its crew were detained by the Japan Coast Guard for fishing in adjacent waters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 13, 2016
Japan's Taiwanese residents thrive in a state of 'hidden inbetweenness'
Ethnic minority exists under the radar yet civic groups have top-level political pull in both Japan and Taiwan.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Japan urges Taiwan to relax restrictions on food imports
Japan's de facto embassy in Taiwan has urged the country to relax restrictions placed on food from certain prefectures after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2016
Taiwan, Japan set to discuss orderly fishing near disputed isles
A joint Taiwan-Japan committee met Wednesday in Taipei to discuss how to maintain orderly fishing in waters off a cluster of islets in the East China Sea claimed by both in preparation for the beginning of the April fishing season, Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2016
Japan hails Tsai's election victory, hopes for stronger ties with Taiwan
Tokyo hopes to strengthen relations with Taipei following the victory of Democratic Progressive Party leader Tsai Ing-wen in Taiwan's presidential elections.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2016
Taiwan draws up list of demands for Japan on 'comfort women' issue
Taiwan has drafted a four-point list of demands for Japan on the "comfort women" issue after Tokyo struck a deal with Seoul on the long-running dispute.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 30, 2015
Taiwan, Japan to hold talks on 'comfort women' issue next month
Taiwan and Japan are scheduled to hold talks in January on the long-standing issue of Taiwanese women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels before and during World War II, the island's foreign ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 28, 2015
Taiwan asks Japan for its own resolution to 'comfort women' issue
Taiwan called on the Japanese government Monday to begin negotiating with Taipei on the "comfort women" issue after Tokyo and Seoul struck a deal on the long-standing dispute.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2015
Beijing's pragmatic Taiwan-China summit has implications for Japan
Some observers see the announcement of the first talks in 66 years between China's president and the leader of Taiwan as a further sign of Beijing's readiness to take risks.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 25, 2015
Taiwan leader honors good deeds Japan did while ruling island
President Ma Ying-jeou says it is important to remember the good things Japan did for the island while it was its colonial power.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2015
China angered by Japan visit of Taiwan opposition leader
China's expressed anger on Friday about a visit next month to Japan by Taiwan opposition leader and presidential frontrunner Tsai Ing-wen, saying Japan should not give anyone a platform to promote Taiwan independence views.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 14, 2015
Taiwan urges Japan to learn lesson from wartime aggression
Taiwan on Friday called on the Japanese government to keep examining its wartime aggression and learn a lesson from history on the eve of the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2015
Mitsubishi UFJ to boost Taiwan staff as cross-strait trade grows
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is seeking to expand its workforce in Taiwan as it pursues business from companies benefiting from increasing trade between the island and mainland China.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2015
Japanese doctors arrive in Taiwan as fire death toll rises to five
Six Japanese medical specialists arrived Sunday in Taiwan to help treat burn victims in last month's explosion and fire at a water park as the death toll from the accident rose to five.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2015
Japanese doctors to arrive in Taiwan on Sunday to treat burn victims
A team of Japanese specialists are expected to arrive in Taiwan on Sunday to help treat burn victims from last month's explosion and fire at a water park, which killed three people and injured around 500, the island's health authorities said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2015
Taiwan to mark WWII end, return of isle from Japanese rule with events
Taiwan will hold a military display in July to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the island's government said Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 7, 2015
Japan, Taiwan agree to modify landmark fishing pact off Senkakus
Tokyo and Taipei agree to amend a treaty covering fishing in waters off the Japan-administered and Taiwan-claimed Senkaku Islands.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2015
Taiwan, Japan to discuss fishing arrangements near Senkakus
A Taiwan-Japan joint fishery committee will meet in Tokyo this week to discuss fishing arrangements in waters off the Senkaku Islands.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2014
Taiwan to check waste shipments from Japan for radiation
Waste such as plastic and scrap metal that's carried in shipping containers from Japan must be checked for radiation when it arrives at the island's seaports, Taiwan's legislature says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2014
Free Hug activist hopes to mend fences in Asia
It was August 2011 when Koichi Kuwabara hit the streets of Seoul with a mission in mind.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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